OK, I know this isn't a tone Phil ever had, but I was messing around with the EQ settings on my rig, and found a bass tone that I call the best of both worlds between Phil's crunchy tone in the 90's and his current tone with Furthur. I really can't describe it better than that. I know it isn't the exact tone Phil has ever had, but it's just amazing. For the record, I don't use a pick, but I somehow managed to adjust the EQ enough so it sounds like Phil.